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Date: November 15th, 2008

Extra-solar planets imaged for the first time.

15 November, 2008 (09:39) | Science, Technology | By: ricjames

Lawrence Livermore Labs has released pictures showing, for the first time, the presence of actual planets outside of our solar system. Earth seems to have its first fuzzy photos of alien planets outside our solar system, images captured by two teams of astronomers. The pictures show four likely planets that appear as specks of white, [...]

Honduran man who had been deported twice before sentenced in murder case.

15 November, 2008 (09:21) | Crime & Punishment, Immigration, Politics, The Media | By: ricjames

A Honduran man who had been deported twice before was sentenced in DC for the murder of a man in 2007. Hernan Melendez beat Andres Benitez to death with a baseball bat back then. He was tried and found guilty this past May and came up for sentencing this week. The sentence? He got 20 [...]

IMF computers compromised

15 November, 2008 (09:13) | Crime & Punishment, Economy, Politics, Technology | By: ricjames

The IMF has joined the World Bank in the club of financial institutions that have had their computer systems compromised. FoxNews.com is reporting that the International Monetary Fund in DC discovered spyware on their systems but the IMF has been absolutely mum on what, if any, information might have been stolen. Or, rather, their official [...]

Next up on the Dem’s “toss ‘em under the bus” tour? Joe Lieberman, come on down!

15 November, 2008 (09:06) | Politics | By: ricjames

Not that I’m surprised, or anything, but it appears that Joe Lieberman (I-CT) is about to lose his Senate Judiciary Committee chairmanship. With the recent election’s gains, the Dems sure don’t need him as they did over the past couple of years when he was caucusing with them and gave them their 51-49 majority. Lieberman [...]

Stone temple might be first such temple built, possibly the birthplace of civilization

15 November, 2008 (08:57) | History, Human Interest | By: ricjames

The lede on this story is perfect:  It’s more than twice as old as the Pyramids, or even the written word. When it was built, saber-toothed tigers and woolly mammoths still roamed, and the Ice Age had just ended. The elaborate temple at Gobelki Tepe in southeastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, is staggeringly ancient: [...]